Best Monells Strawberry Lasagna Recipes

STRAWBERRY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Place the cookies in a food processor and pulse until the cookies become fine crumbs.
• Add cookie crumbs to a large bowl along with melted butter.
• Mix until crumbs are moistened with butter.
• Pour crumbs into an ungreased 9x13-inch pan and cress into an even layer along the bottom of the pan.
• Chill for 30 minutes.
• In a large bowl, add cream cheese and sugar. Beat with a handheld mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 1-2 minutes.
• Fold in 1 (8 oz) container of Cool Whip.
• Spread mixture over chilled crust. Chill for 30 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk together strawberry Jello and boiling water until the Jello is dissolved, about 1-2 minutes.
• Pour the ice-cold water (including the ice) into the Jello mixture.
• Whisk until combined, and the Jello has thickened.
• Remove any remaining ice chunks.
• Fold in 1 (8 oz) container Cool Whip.
• Fold in chopped strawberries.
• Place the bowl in the refrigerator to chill and thicken for 30 minutes.
• Spread the strawberry layer over the cream cheese layer.
• Chill for 15-30 minutes or until this layer is firm and completely set.
• Spread the remaining container of Cool Whip over the strawberry layer.
• Garnish with strawberries, golden Oreo crumbs, and white chocolate curls if desired.
• Chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Slice into 4 rows of 8. Serve.

WORLD'S BEST LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

MONELL'S STRAWBERRY LASAGNA

Steps:

• I usedSara Lee'spound cakes available in the freezer section. Any pound cake will do, but this one was dense, so it was easier to slice.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, blend cream cheese, pudding mix, cream, milk and confectioners' sugar on high speed until light and fluffy.
• In a large bowl, mash the strawberries with the kirsch and granulated sugar. Most of the strawberry mixture will be used for the filling. For the topping, puree ½ cup of the strawberry mixture in a food processor. This will be used later as the lasagna sauce for the top of the dessert. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• To assemble, slice the pound cake loaves lengthwise using a serrated knife or bread knife, into ½-inch slices. Line the bottom of a metal or glass 13-by-9-inch baking dish with a layer of sliced pound cake. Layer with half the cream cheese mixture, then a layer of strawberry mixture. Layer again with cake, cream cheese and strawberries. Repeat until you've used all of the ingredients.
• To serve, cut the lasagna into 3-inch squares. Swirl the reserved strawberry topping on top of the dessert to make it look like sauce.